Trump says Saudi prince vows 'full' probe into missing journalist

Posted - October 23 201816:35

Share:

Trump says Saudi prince vows 'full' probe into missing journalist

Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributing columnist, was a prominent critic of the Saudi leadership.

"We can feel their pain and we wish this didn't happen and I wish that this could have been avoided", he said in an interview with Fox News. However, he has pushed back again any effort to cancel the mega Dollars 110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia asserting that such a move will hurt U.S. economy and jobs.

But Turkey's reaction is being especially closely watched, because Turkish authorities are said to possess evidence, including audio recordings, that could reveal exactly how Khashoggi died. "I will make a detailed statement in an address to the [parliamentary AKP] fraction on Tuesday", the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

Her foreign minister, Heiko Maas, had already said on Saturday that he now saw "no basis for decisions in favour of arms exports to Saudi Arabia".

Saudi Arabia is the UK's key ally in the region and also a significant trading partner.

Trump initially said he believed the Saudi account, but on Saturday he said he still does not know where Khashoggi's body is.

Despite Trump's hesitation to speak out against the Saudi royal family, Tillis said he believes "the president will take the appropriate action when all the facts are in". Yes, I think he did it. Let's finish this investigation, we have the best in the world at being able to do that.

Another Turkish ruling party official also criticised Saudi Arabia, saying the kingdom should have given its explanation "before the situation reached this point". "Everybody can say what they wish, but it's just not a credible story for someone to walk in with 15 other people and get into a fistfight and lose their life".

He termed the killing a "tremendous mistake" but one which the US-Saudi relationship would eventually overcome.

.

Merkel and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas issued a statement saying: "We expect transparency from Saudi Arabia about the circumstances of his death. The information available about events in the Istanbul consulate is inadequate".

But following "reports we were getting from Turkey", Saudi authorities began an investigation, which discovered he was killed in the diplomatic mission.

It comes as Germany's foreign minister called into question the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.

Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi journalist, who wrote for The Washington Post and lived in U.S. as legal permanent resident was last seen entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

Turkish government sources have claimed that Mr Khashoggi was tortured and murdered by a hit squad flown in from Riyadh. This is not an explanation; it is a coverup.

Barring an unlikely "confession" from Prince Mohammed, Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff said Sunday, "the president is going to accept the crown prince's denials like he's accepted Putin's denials and Kim Jong Un's denials".

The kingdom's closest Arab allies, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, have pledged their support.

"This is not over".

Corker said the Saudis have "lost all credibility" and fellow Republican Senator Ben Sasse said they "have a lot of explaining to do". "We want Jamal's murderers to be punished".

Related news

King Salman has ordered Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to lead the charge of revamping the country's intelligence services. Mr Trump said he would talk to the Crown Prince "very soon" before deciding what to do next.

Even the possibility of a headwind to economic growth, however, has provoked Trump into a series of attacks on the Fed and Powell. Under Powell, the Fed has been gradually raising rates as the economy has strengthened as a way to prevent a run-up in inflation.

The Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 both have a feature called Now Playing that automatically identifies music playing from nearby sources. Putting a Verizon SIM in it, the phone worked fine - but it complained again as soon as it had another U.S.

Over 100,000 tickets have been requested for the Trump/Cruz rally, but the Toyota Center can only accommodate 18,000 people. But they started rebuilding in the closing days of the campaign and have worked together since Trump took the White House.

Now, Warren isn't innately dumb - she's a former Harvard Law professor. "You can call me anything, just don't call me anonymous ". Tuesday morning, Trump responded to the results on Twitter , saying she was an "amazing con" and a "complete and total fraud".

July 24, 2018 - Five passengers on board a crowded suburban train near Guindy were killed after hitting a hard surface near St. There was an outpouring of grief with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoling the loss of lives.

YouTube has had similar issues in the past, but they aren't common and rarely last as long as Tuesday's - more than 50 minutes. It is unusual for Google services to experience downtime but YouTube has experienced some problems in the past.

The shooting in Kandahar continued a surge in violence across Afghanistan ahead of parliamentary elections Saturday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing near Bagram air base about 30 miles north of the capital, Kabul.

Fitzgerald said the information had been tweeted by the Miami police directly, without consulting investigators in Barron. A gun was involved in the killings, but the sheriff will not say how Jayme's parents died or if a gun has been found.

That's because what happens after Mueller wraps up his investigation is that he sends his report to Rod Rosenstein . A joint status report with regard to sentencing in that other case is due November 16.

Tuesday's Mega Millions winning numbers were 3, 45, 49, 61, 69 with a Mega Ball of 9 for a jackpot worth $667 million at the time. The Mega Millions jackpot is displayed as a customer leaves the Corner Market, on Wed., Oct. 17, 2018, in Lyndhurst, Ohio.

Top Stories

Cowboys trading for Raiders WR Amari Cooper
Dallas receivers have just one 100-yard game combined through seven games, by Cole Beasley in a Week 6 win over Jacksonville. The Raiders, coming off a bye week, are 1-5 as they head into a Week 8 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts.

Vettel acknowledges ‘mutual respect’ in Hamilton rivalry
Bottas, who was second fastest in the morning but did not set a time in the afternoon session, said: "It was a pretty boring day". The British racer proved to be the fastest on the Circuit of the Americas as he completed the lap in 1:32.237 minutes.

Manchester United Fined, Jose Mourinho Warned By UEFA
Both players gave it their all in the second half and Martial looked crestfallen when he was substituted with minutes to go. It was Sarri who took the sting out of the situation by seeking out Mourinho and attempting to find out what had happened.

First Electrical Car arrives in Zimbabwe.Tesla Model X
Musk also pointed out that the new mid-range Model 3 costs roughly U.S. $35,000 after federal and state tax rebates in California. Tesla has not said if customers who have already purchased cars with the option will be offered any type of compensation.

Kerch is in mourning
A student at the college who asked not to give his name told AFP that "I was in a class when I heard shooting on the first floor". Reports suggest the explosives contained metal and the blast was caused by a device placed in the cafeteria of the college.